R&D Electrical Engineer: Transformer Simulation Lead

Hitachi Energy; Isle Forest (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Retirement Savings 401(k)

Paid Time Off

Professional Growth

Family Support

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in North Carolina is seeking an R&D Electrical Engineer to advance multi-physics simulations for distribution and traction transformers. You will develop circuit-level, electromagnetic, and multi-physics models, driving design validation and enabling faster innovation within a global team.

The role emphasizes collaboration across R&D, engineering, testing and product development, applying automated workflows and advanced modeling to predict performance, reduce risk, and accelerate

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering required.
• Experience in transformer design highly valued.
• Strong knowledge of circuit theory, electromagnetics, and transformer physics.
• Experience with electromagnetic FEA tools such as ANSYS Maxwell, COMSOL, Altair Flux, FEMM.
• Knowledge of simulation and programming tools such as LTspice, PSpice, PowerFactory, ETAP, Python, MATLAB, or C#.

Responsibilities

• Perform circuit-level, electromagnetic, and multi-physics simulations for transformers.
• Analyze transformer performance including losses, impedance, leakage fields, and transient behavior.
• Support simulation-driven product development and early design validation.
• Develop and maintain automated simulation workflows and engineering tools.
• Advance multi-physics methodologies by integrating electrical, structural, thermomechanical, and acoustic simulations.
• Contribute to feasibility studies, technology assessments, and new product concepts.
• Support prototype validation and testing to verify models and improve performance.
• Share expertise through guidelines and internal training.

Skills

Circuit theory

Electromagnetics

Transformer physics

FEA tools

ANSYS Maxwell

COMSOL Multiphysics

Altair Flux

FEMM

LTspice

PSpice

PowerFactory

ETAP

Python

MATLAB

C#

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS Maxwell

COMSOL Multiphysics

Altair Flux

FEMM

PowerFactory

ETAP

LTspice

PSpice

Job description

Hitachi Energy in North Carolina is seeking an R&D Electrical Engineer to advance multi-physics simulations for distribution and traction transformers. You will develop circuit-level, electromagnetic, and multi-physics models, driving design validation and enabling faster innovation within a global team.

The role emphasizes collaboration across R&D, engineering, testing and product development, applying automated workflows and advanced modeling to predict performance, reduce risk, and accelerate